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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Arizona for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Prescott ValleyPopulation 47,015 · solid overall livability61% match
  2. #2Sierra VistaPopulation 45,212 · solid overall livability61% match
  3. #3TucsonPopulation 541,033 · strong overall livability59% match
  4. #4Casas AdobesPopulation 69,917 · solid overall livability51% match
  5. #5San Tan ValleyPopulation 101,207 · solid overall livability49% match
  6. #6SahuaritaPopulation 34,238 · solid overall livability49% match
  7. #7FlorencePopulation 25,783 · solid overall livability49% match
  8. #8PrescottPopulation 46,054 · solid overall livability44% match
  9. #9Casa GrandePopulation 55,186 · solid overall livability41% match
  10. #10PhoenixPopulation 1,609,456 · solid overall livability39% match
  11. #11MesaPopulation 503,390 · solid overall livability39% match
  12. #12BuckeyePopulation 95,042 · solid overall livability39% match
  13. #13AvondalePopulation 89,214 · solid overall livability39% match
  14. #14MaranaPopulation 52,542 · solid overall livability39% match
  15. #15Drexel HeightsPopulation 30,254 · solid overall livability39% match
  16. #16ScottsdalePopulation 240,537 · solid overall livability34% match
  17. #17Lake Havasu CityPopulation 57,294 · solid overall livability34% match
  18. #18YumaPopulation 96,314 · solid overall livability29% match
  19. #19Bullhead CityPopulation 41,593 · solid overall livability29% match
  20. #20Sun CityPopulation 37,748 · solid overall livability29% match
  21. #21KingmanPopulation 33,052 · solid overall livability29% match
  22. #22Fortuna FoothillsPopulation 27,552 · solid overall livability29% match
  23. #23Sun City WestPopulation 26,639 · solid overall livability29% match
  24. #24GlendalePopulation 248,083 · solid overall livability27% match
  25. #25MaricopaPopulation 59,605 · solid overall livability27% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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